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CARA BELAJAR REVOLUSIONER..!
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SEHAT
- Gerakkan Kaki
Peredaran darah yang kurang lancar ialah salahsatu penyebab dari kurangnya konsentrasi. Nah, jika kamu terlalu lama duduk, guncang2kanlah kaki kamu 1-2 menit agar peredaran darah kembali lancar. Lebih baik lagi jika bisa gerak badan sekalian. Peredaran darah yang lancar dapat menajamkan konsentrasi dan daya ingat.
. - Sarapan
Kebanyakan orang malas untuk sarapan. Padahal, biasanya kreatifitas manusia berada pada kondisi puncaknya saat pagi hari. Dan hal itu membutuhkan suplai protein yang cukup ke otak.
. - Jangan Makan Terlalu Banyak
Kebanyakan makan akan menyebabkan ngantuk.
. - Suplemen Ginkgo Biloba.
Ginkgo biloba merupakan suplemen makanan alami yang sudah ribuan tahun digunakan di cina sebagai bahan ramuan untuk meningkatkan ingatan. Bahkan dalam suatu penelitian ilmiah, Ginko BIloba terbuti memulihkan hilangnya ingatan (reverse memory loss).
. - Hindari Stres/Depresi
Stres dan Depresi dapat mengurangi kemampuan untuk mengingat informasi dan menghambat proses belajar. Untuk mengurangi depresi, cobalah untuk makan2an yang alami dan kurangi makanan sintetis/olahan.
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SEIMBANG
- Sleep on it. Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote about in his book Psycho-Cybernetics
about a man who was was paid good money to come up with ideas. He would
lock his office door, close the blinds, turn off the lights. He’d focus
on the problem at hand, then take a short nap on a couch. When he
awoke, he usually had the problem solved.
. - Take a break. Change phyical or mental perspective to
lighten the invisible stress that can sometimes occur when you sit in
one place too long, focused on learning. Taking a 5-15 minute break
every hour during study sessions is more beneficial than non-stop
study. It gives your mind time to relax and absorb information. If you
want to get really serious with breaks, try a 20 minute ultradian break as part of every 90 minute cycle. This includes a nap break, which is for a different purpose than #23.
. - Jalan-Jalan
Changing your perspective often relieves
tension, thus freeing your creative mind. Taking a short walk around
the neighborhood may help.
. - Alihkan Fokus untuk Sementara Waktu
Sometimes there simply isn’t enough time
to take a long break. If so, change subject focus. Alternate between
technical and non-technical subjects.
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FOKUS
- Ubah Gaya Belajar
There are three primary ways to learn: visual, kinesthetic, and auditory. If one isn’t working for you, try another.
. - Do walking meditation. If you’re taking a hike (#25), go one step further and learn walking meditation
as a way to tap into your inner resources and your strengthen your
ability to focus. Just make sure you’re not walking inadvertently into
traffic.
. - Focus and immerse yourself. Focus on whatever you’re
studying. Don’t try to watch TV at the same time or worry yourself
about other things. Anxiety does not make for absorption of information
and ideas.
. - Matikan Lampu
This is a way to focus, if you are not
into meditating. Sit in the dark, block out extraneous influences. This
is ideal for learning kinesthetically, such as guitar chord changes.
. - Mandi, Mandi, Mandi
Both activities loosen you up, making your mind more receptive to recognizing brilliant ideas.
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TEKNIK UNTUK MENGINGAT
- Listen to music. Researchers have long shown that certain types of music
are a great “key” for recalling memories. Information learned while
listening to a particular song or collection can often be recalled
simply by “playing” the songs mentally.
. - Speedread. Some people believe that speedreading causes you
to miss vital information. The fact remains that efficient speedreading
results in filtering out irrelevant information. If necessary, you can
always read and re-read at slower speeds. Slow reading actually hinders
the ability to absorb general ideas. (Although technical subjects often
requirer slower reading.) If you’re reading online, you can try the
free Spreeder Web-based application.
. - Use acronyms and other mnemonic devices. Mnemonics
are essentially tricks for remembering information. Some tricks are so
effective that proper application will let you recall loads of mundane
information years later.
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CARA BELAJAR TIPE VISUAL
- Every picture tells a story. Draw or sketch whatever it is you are trying to achieve. Having a concrete goal in mind helps you progress towards that goal.
. - Brainmap it. Need to plan something? Brain maps, or mind maps, offer a compact way to get both an overview of a project as well as easily add details. With
mind maps, you can see the relationships between disparate ideas and
they can also act as a receptacle for a brainstorming session.
. - Learn symbolism and semiotics. Semiotics
is the study of signs and symbols. Having an understanding of the
symbols of a particular discipline aids in learning, and also allows
you to record information more efficiently.
. - Use information design. When you record information that has an inherent structure, applying information design helps convey that information more clearly. A great resource is Information Aesthetics, which gives examples of information design and links to their sources.
. - Use visual learning techniques. Try gliffy for structured diagrams. Also see Inspiration.com for an explanation of webs, idea maps, concept maps, and plots.
. - Map your task flow. Learning often requires gaining knowledge in a specific sequence. Organizing your thoughts on what needs to be done is a powerful way to prepare yourself to complete tasks or learn new topics.
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CARA BELAJAR TIPE PENDENGARAN
- Stimulate ideas. Play rhyming games, utter nonsense words. These loosen you up, making you more receptive to learning.
. - Brainstorm. This is a time-honored technique that combines
verbal activity, writing, and collaboration. (One person can
brainstorm, but it’s more effective in a group.) It’s fruitful if you
remember some simple rules: Firstly, don’t shut anyone’s idea out.
Secondly, don’t “edit” in progress; just record all ideas first, then
dissect them later. Participating in brainstorming helps assess what
you already know about something, and what you didn’t know.
. - Learn by osmosis. Got an iPod? Record a few of your own
podcasts, upload them to your iPod and sleep on it. Literally. Put it
under your pillow and playback language lessons or whatever.
. - Cognitive enhancers: binaural beats. Binaural beats
involve playing two close frequencies simultaneously to produce alpha,
beta, delta, and theta waves, all of which produce either sleeping,
restfulness, relaxation, meditativeness, alertness, or concentration.
Binaural beats are used in conjunction with other excercises for a type
of super-learning.
. - Tertawa lah. Laughing relaxes the body. A relaxed body is more receptive to new ideas.
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CARA BELAJAR TIPE KINESTETIK
Kamu gak pernah puas hanya dengan melihat dan selalu penasaran ingin pegang apapun yang kamu jumpai? Kamu sulit belajar hal2 abstrak seperti geometri & peta? Kamu selalu menggerak2an pulpen atau kaki kamu kalo lagi mikir/belajar?
Yup. Itu berarti kamu memiliki ciri2 orang dengan prefensi belajar Kinestetik. Berikut tips belajarnya :
- Catat, Jangan Ngetik
Selalu catat dengan pensil/pulpen apapun ide atau hal2 yang sedang/ingin kamu pelajari. Jangan di ketik di komputer. Bagi orang kinestetik, menggerakkan tangan sewaktu menulis dapat membantu memberikan ide dan pencerahan baru.
. - Selalu Bawa Buku Catatan, Kapan pun Dimana pun.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge dreamed the words
of the poem “In Xanadu (did Kubla Khan)…”. Upon awakening, he wrote
down what he could recall, but was distracted by a visitor and promptly
forgot the rest of the poem. Forever. If you’ve been doing “walking
meditation” or any kind of meditation or productive napping, ideas may
suddenly come to you. Record them immediately.
. - Tulis sebuah JURNAL
This isn’t exactly the same as a notebook.
Journaling has to do with tracking experiences over time. If you add in
visual details, charts, brainmaps, etc., you have a much more creative
way to keep tabs on what you are learning.
. - Organisirlah Bahan Belajar
Use sticky colored tabs to divide up a notebook or journal. They are a great way to partition ideas for easy referral.
. - Manfaatkan Post-it.
Post-it notes provide a helpful way to
record your thoughts about passages in books without defacing them with
ink or pencil marks.
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CARA MEMOTIVASI DIRI
- Give yourself credit. Ideas are actually a dime a dozen. If
you learn to focus your mind on what results you want to achieve,
you’ll recognize the good ideas. Your mind will become a filter for
them, which will motivate you to learn more.
. - Motivate yourself. Why do you want to learn something? What
do want to achieve through learning? If you don’t know why you want to
learn, then distractions will be far more enticing.
. - Set a goal. W. Clement Stone once said “Whatever the mind of
man can conceive, it can achieve.” It’s an amazing phenomenon in goal
achievement. Prepare yourself by whatever means necessary, and hurdles
will seem surmountable. Anyone who has experienced this phenomenon
understands its validity.
. - Think positive. There’s no point in setting learning goals for yourself if you don’t have any faith in your ability to learn.
. - Organize, part 2. Learning is only one facet of the average
adult’s daily life. You need to organize your time and tasks else you
might find it difficult to fit time in for learning. Try Neptune for a browser-based application for “getting things done.”
. - Every skill is learned. With the exception of bodily functions, every skill in life is learned.
Generally speaking, if one person can learn something, so can you. It
may take you more effort, but if you’ve set a believable goal, it’s
likely an achievable goal.
. - Prepare yourself for learning. Thinking positive isn’t
sufficient for successfully achieving goals. This is especially
important if you are an adult, as you’ll probably have many
distractions surrounding your daily life. Implement ways to reduce
distractions, at least for a few hours at a time, else learning will
become a frustrating experience.
. - Prepare yourself, part 2. Human nature is such that not
everyone in your life will be a well-wisher in your self-improvement
and learning plans. They may intentionally or subconsciously distract
you from your goal. If you have classes to attend after work, make sure
that work colleagues know this, that you are unable to work late.
Diplomacy works best if you think your boss is intentionally giving you
work on the days he/she knows you have to leave. Reschedule lectures to
a later time slot if possible/ necessary.
. - Constrain yourself. Most people need structure in their
lives. Freedom is sometimes a scary thing. It’s like chaos. But even
chaos has order within. By constraining yourself
— say giving yourself deadlines, limiting your time on an idea in some
manner, or limiting the tools you are working with — you can often
accomplish more in less time.
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TEKNIK-TEKNIK PENDUKUNG
- Read as much as you can. How much more obvious can it get? Use Spreeder (#33) if you have to. Get a breadth of topics as well as depth.
. - Cross-pollinate your interests. Neurons that connect to existing neurons give you new perspectives and abilities to use additional knowledge in new ways.
. - Learn another language. New perspectives give you the
ability to cross-pollinate cultural concepts and come up with new
ideas. As well, sometimes reading a book in its original language will
provide you with insights lost in translation.
. - Learn how to learn. Management Help has a resource page, as does SIAST
(Virtual Campus), which links to articles about learning methods. They
are geared towards online learning, but no doubt you gain something
from them for any type of learning. If you are serious about optimum
learning, read Headrush’s Crash course in learning theory.
. - Learn what you know and what you don’t. Many people might
say, “I’m dumb,” or “I don’t know anything about that.” The fact is,
many people are wholly unaware of what they already know about a topic.
If you want to learn about a topic, you need to determine what you
already know, figure out what you don’t know, and then learn the latter.
. - Multi-task through background processes. Effective
multi-tasking allows you to bootstrap limited time to accomplish
several tasks. Learning can be bootstrapped through multi-tasking, too.
By effective multitasking, I don’t mean doing two or more things at exactly the same time.
It’s not possible. However, you can achieve the semblance of effective
multitasking with the right approach, and by prepping your mind for it.
For example, a successful freelance writer learns to manage several
articles at the same time. Research the first essay, and then let the
background processes of your mind takeover. Move on consciously to the
second essay. While researching the second essay, the first one will
often “write itself.” Be prepared to record it when it “appears” to you.
. - Think holistically. Holistic
thinking might be the single most “advanced” learning technique that
would help students. But it’s a mindset rather than a single technique.
. - Use the right type of repetition. Complex concepts often
require revisting in order to be fully absorbed. Sometimes, for some
people, it may actually take months or years. Repetition of concepts
and theory with various concrete examples improves absorption and speeds up learning.
. - Apply the Quantum Learning (QL) model. The Quantum Learning model is being applied in some US schools and goes beyond typical education methods to engage students.
. - Get necessary tools. There are obviously all kinds of tools
for learning. If you are learning online like a growing number of
people these days, then consider your online tools. One of the best
tools for online research is the Firefox web browser, which has loads of extensions (add-ons) with all manner of useful features. One is Googlepedia, which simultaneously displays Google search engine listings, when you search for a term, with related entries from Wikipedia.
. - Get necessary tools, part 2. This is a very niche tip, but if you want to learn fast-track methods for building software, read Getting Real from 37 Signals. The Web page version is free. The techniques in the book have been used to create Basecamp, Campfire, and Backpack web applications in a short time frame. Each of these applications support collaboration and organization.
. - Learn critical thinking. As Keegan-Michael Key’s character on MadTV might say, critical thinking takes analysis to “a whole notha level”. Read Wikipedia’s discourse on critical thinking as a starting point. It involves good analytical skills to aid the ability to learn selectively.
. - Learn complex problem solving. For most people, life is a series of problems to be solved. Learning is part of the process. If you have a complex problem, you need to learn the art of complex problem solving. [The latter page has some incredible visual information.]
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TIPS PENTING untuk Guru & Orangtua
- Be engaging. Lectures are one-sided and often counter-productive. Information merely heard or witnessed (from a chalkboard for instance) is often forgotten. Teaching is not simply talking. Talking isn’t enough. Ask students questions, present scenarios, engage them.
. - Use information pyramids. Learning happens in layers. Build base knowledge upon which you can add advanced concepts.
. - Use video games. Video games get a bad rap because of certain violent games. But video games in general can often be an effective aid to learning.
. - Role play. Younger people often learn better by being part
of a learning experience. For example, history is easier to absorb
through reenactments.
. - Apply the 80/20 rule. This rule is often interpreted in dfferent ways. In this case, the 80/20 rule
means that some concepts, say about 20% of a curriculum, require more
effort and time, say about 80%, than others. So be prepared to expand
on complex topics.
. - Tell stories. Venus Flytrap, a character from the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati,
once taught a student gang member about atoms, electrons, and protons
by saying that an atom was one big neighborhood, and the protons and
neutrons had their own smaller neighborhoods and never mixed. Just like
rival gangs. The story worked, and understanding sparked in the
students eyes.
. - Go beyond the public school curriculum. The public school
system is woefully lacking in teaching advanced learning and
brainstorming methods. It’s not that the methods cannot be taught; they
just aren’t. To learn more, you have to pay a premium in additional
time and effort, and sometimes money for commercially available
learning tools. There’s nothing wrong with that in itself, but what is taught
in schools needs to be expanded. This article’s author has proven that
a nine-year old can learn (some) university level math, if the learning
is approached correctly.
. - Use applied learning. If a high school student were having
trouble in math, say with fractions, one example of applied learning
might be photography, lenses, f-stops, etc. Another example is cooking
and measurement of ingredients. Tailor the applied learning to the
interest of the student.
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TIPS PENTING untuk para Pembelajar
- Be engaged. Surprise. Sometimes students are bored because
they know more than is being taught, maybe even more than a teacher.
(Hopefully teachers will assess what each student already knows.)
Students should discuss with a teacher if they feel that the material
being covered is not challenging. Also consider asking for additional
materials.
. - Teach yourself. Teachers cannot always change their
curricula. If you’re not being challenged, challenge yourself. Some
countries still apply country-wide exams for all students. If your
lecturer didn’t cover a topic, you should learn it on your own. Don’t
wait for someone to teach you. Lectures are most effective when you’ve
pre-introduced yourself to concepts.
. - Collaborate. If studying by yourself isn’t working, maybe a study group will help.
. - Do unto others: teach something. The best way to learn
something better is to teach it to someone else. It forces you to
learn, if you are motivated enough to share your knowledge.
. - Write about it. An effective way to “teach” something is to create an FAQ or a wiki containing everything you know about a topic. Or blog
about the topic. Doing so helps you to realize what you know and more
importantly what you don’t. You don’t even have to spend money if you
grab a freebie account with Typepad, Wordpress, or Blogger.
. - Learn by experience. Pretty obvious, right? It means put in
the necessary time. An expert is often defined as someone who has put
in 10,000 hours into some experience or endeavor. That’s approximately
5 years of 40 hours per week, every week. Are you an expert without
realizing it? If you’re not, do you have the dedication to be an expert?
. - Quiz yourself. Testing what you’ve learned will reinforce the information. Flash cards are one of the best ways, and are not just for kids.
. - Learn the right things first. Learn the basics. Case in
point: a frustrating way to learn a new language is to learn grammar
and spelling and sentence constructs first. This is not the way a baby
learns a language, and there’s no reason why an adult or young adult
has to start differently, despite “expert” opinion. Try for yourself
and see the difference.
. - Plan your learning. If you have a long-term plan to learn
something, then to quote Led Zeppelin, “There are two paths you can go
by.” You can take a haphazard approach to learning, or you can put in a
bit of planning and find an optimum path. Plan your time and balance your learning and living.
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Saran2 PENTING
- Persist. Don’t give up learning in the face of intimdating
tasks. Anything one human being can learn, most others can as well.
Wasn’t it Einstein that said, “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99%
perspiration”? Thomas Edison said it, too.
. - Defy the experts. Dyslexia, in a nutshell, is the
affliction of mentally jumbling letters and digits, causing
difficulties in reading, writing and thus learning. Sometimes spoken
words or numbers get mixed up as well. In the past, “experts” declared
dyslexic children stupid. Later, they said they were incapable of
learning. This author has interacted with and taught dyslexic teens.
It’s possible. Helen Keller had no experience of sight, sound, or
speech, and yet she learned. Conclusion: There is more than one way to
learn; never believe you cannot.
. - Challenge yourself. People are often more intelligent than
they realize. In a world that compartmentalizes and categorizes
everything, not everyone is sure where they fit in. And genius can be
found in many walks of life. If you honestly suspect that there’s more
to you than has been “allowed” to be let out, try an IQ test such as
the one offered by MENSA. It’s
unlike the standardized IQ tests given in many schools. You know the
kind — the ones which traumatize many young students into thinking they
are stupid, simply because the tests don’t really assess all student’s
knowledge and learning ability. And the ability to learn is far, far
more important than what you already know.
. - Party before an exam. Well, don’t go that far. The key is to
relax. The worse thing to do is cram the night before an exam. If you
don’t already know a subject by then, cramming isn’t going to help. If
you have studied, simply review the topic, then go do something
pleasant (no more studying). Doing so tells your brain that you are
prepared and that you will be able to recall anything that you have
already learned. On the other hand, if you didn’t spend the semester
learning the ideas you need, you might as well go party anyways because
cramming at the last minute isn’t going to help much at that point.
. - Don’t worry; learn happy. Have a real passion for learning and want to share that? Join a group such as the Joyful Jubilant Learning community [via LifeHack].
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